Najib Balala

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Former Tourism CS Najib Balala when he handed over to his successor, Peninah Malonza, on October 28, 2022.
CAREERSPERSON OF INTEREST

Najib Balala Lands New International Job

Founded in 1903, FFI describes itself as the world's oldest international conservation organization. It focuses on the protection of threatened wildlife and habitats...

Radisson Hotel Group during the 2019 edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo held at the KICC, Nairobi. The 2021 edition featuring local exhibitors will be held virtually.
BUSINESS

Magical Kenya Travel Expo Goes Virtual in 2021

The platform’s interface will have directory listings, options for meetings, choice content sessions where participants will have a variety of live sessions to...

CS Najib Balala gifts a traveler at the Maasai Mara Game Reserve yesterday.
BUSINESSECONOMY

Ksh13.7M-Per-Person Getaway Redefines Luxury Travel in Kenya

The trip dubbed the ‘Greatest Safari on Earth’ By Roar Africa and Emirates Airlines is an extraordinary ‘bucket list’ luxury travel experience designed...

wildebeest migration Kenya 2021
ECONOMY

Kenya’s Tourism, Battered By Covid-19, Is Getting Back Its Groove

Kenya’s tourism industry, as it were, contributes 10% of economic output and employs over two million people, a large percentage of whom lost...

ECONOMYMARKETS

Kenya’s Tourism Sector Doomed Until 2024 – Balala

Upon the announcement of a Covid-19 Vaccine in November 2020, Balala had expressed hope that the tourism sector would immensely recover by July...

Terminal 1A at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
ECONOMY

Airlines, Hotels Biggest Losers as International Arrivals Drop 71.5%

Most affected were players in the tourism, travel and hospitality industries who lost out on billions of shillings in revenue. Widespread job cuts,...

Naomi Campbell (right) with Tourism CS Najib Balala at the PGA Baobab course at Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi. She was unveiled as Magical Kenya International Tourism Ambassador on January 12, 2021.
FEATURED STORY

Naomi Campbell Unveiled as Kenya’s Tourism Ambassador

The model is set to spearhead promotion of Kenya as an ideal destination for international travellers.

Google Street View in Kenya www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Street View for Kenya’s National Parks Opens New Frontier in Tourism

In Kenya, imagery for published for major cities, towns, roads and other places of interest. was published before capturing national parks.

A northern white rhino. Scientists said removal of eggs from the world's only remaining northern female white rhinos, called Najin and Fatu, was a culmination of years of research and trials based on international best practices www.businesstoday.co.ke
FEATURED STORY

Kenya Makes Strides in Bid to Save Northern White Rhino Through Artificial Breeding

Scientists said removal of eggs from the world's only remaining northern female white rhinos, called Najin and Fatu, was a culmination of years...